Telegram-herald., 1887-05-30

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rasce nsea IN this zate saw their ehsnce.
The faefs whsch gradually demonstrated tAe
opportunity were the Increase In tlse ecrn
crop ant ne Discrimination AZ the Chicago
stlss yarls agaifiSt grass I'D animals la
ls7e SsbrasAa vas handy thought q ia t5e
iist of corn states IL i>>f sse rs-sesl l9a,-
ofs1 90 bushels a.a'l in l..5 l3eC0U0 THIS
sh8a1d that there vas enough ezra west of
IRE MissuFi I5sfr tc falfen eatfie from ths
ranges a Utah. sienfana. Colorado AID
wyoning. iora's corn Yield had falie- CT
anl prices there vent up ia loai markets,
While n Nebraska they went down. l am
toitl ~ the ieaaager uf ons of the LARGEST
feesiiHs barns near Fremont that bis COM
paHy aid last season bat eigbt cents a b1shel
for ccsli ra,zed on rs own ranch, oisl the
highest pa..i Tor that bought OF nelghooriDg
farmers was thirteen cents A hnsliei OF
corn viii PCT ten lou1ds of meat cn steer
eAicll vii bring three aad four cents
pcaai Ths profit IN the business rolls up
pisen by fstding a steer four months from
~ T. 40 poenas of flesh are pa; on him
There are a dozn bsg concerns in the ranch
feel business One company fel last winter
is.oup heasl, another COMPANY II North Bend
fed g.cO0 head. anoshef 6.au0; tins company
also had over ~ 0o0 bead Ia their barns near
Omaha These numbers. OF course, vary
some what, bat they are approximate AMI If
eay;hing are leSs rather than more than tie
actual sizs of the herds fed
The mosinS opercndi OF the CATH Yeed lvii-
sess IS sin &c ard nni~pe- For fifteen ears
ie trunk lines Of rn.isvei running out of
Chicago into The northwest have had 4 sys-
src II taSiliess csll4l grind ia tsa1sits
'4tes Nfh. az Aouglst IN hy The lai1uess ia
he Hed River valley Is sasippestaire 10 New
YofS at ono rate Of freight, with tie privi-
r..e secured to the shipper o5 uaio;sl.ins at
minneapolis or any poiirt along the roate
shers there are -four mills. grinding il info
dour. which is then put on o0oid Tine cars and
ent on under tire original contract The
zsttie men cf Nebraska have cxacslv the sanne
yster., an.. il Is ca''ed feeding IN transit Tho
Unirn Pacifc rxad kas feeders. or short gnes
Of r0ui running north and south from the
Main lias al along the ront< in Colorado,
| Gtah. Msmtara atd Wyoming. The ranch
nen drive thsir cattle 20 tie liearcs: seafion.
5n tsseee feeders and ship them 70 Tie sock
| ards in Oai;sha on Cncapo. II they want
,,uick returns oI stock thai i fa;ter tisan the
| sveYage, they 90 rot arrange 10 feed
| in transit brit les tho cattle roll
~ TO thtir estimation But late in the
season, and wi1s the ordinary sort Of animals.
| they prefer 20 feed. The cattle train goes on
over tlle fee,ie. and tho main line until the
| feeding ranch il reached. Here there are
side track. and alnIse yards and barns, and
| the hungry steers afd cows ere soon on terra
| flsma and muucbi3g tie cud Of coutentinent
! after their long Journey 10y rail. At the
lsedlug ranch there Is a force Of men large
euousli to - everything connected with tie
| feessiiig easily an'! regularly. There is an cl
| cYator with sfpafn C.is'he - grind corn and
4 pump water. The b&rBs are we'll made 'opd
| tsuaily have stalls for aisout 2.nJ cat;Ic.
Some are ,ngeh larger. and one company can
accommodate l0,9o cattle IT cnce. Nest OF
/ The Iansbes are receiving aud shipping cattle
| III tire Wilde. Many IL oIt cattle by af,ics
and hundreds % acielihoring farmers 70 tat.
zen. az a stipulated picc per pound for tlie
iaclY.sse in weight the most complete facil-
tiles ara n - fo,ind IN the big barns. There
ere water frouglss. la which. at the pull
| lnx of y lever, tl,clsauds Of cattle can IL
watercd at oncr. s;inaii cars OF coascniont
.ranswars cupvsy The grOaad and cooked
! fcee. 'fiisen. lsy q ready system AMI a nice
| ,ilsi-ioa ol labor, c.n be given each animal
/ n short order Tho sufpfssirs facility nith
| xhih lg,tN9 iIea6 0l csttle eau be fed may
- sssn at 0se pal.l where ~. 20 arc fei Ia
.lsil nA hoar. JOHN AK.